Why waste time, energy, and emotions, on something so useless? I have better things to do with my time.

Dave - Just a Man in the Mountains.

"I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a crime, then I attack them one and all, because they enslave the minds of men."― Robert G. Ingersoll,

I see your biases have gotten in the way again. The waste of time is in wishing ill on your enemies. I have better things to do than wish ill on my enemies.... if I had any. If someone sees me as an enemy, or considers themselves to be my enemy; that's their problem, not mine. I go about my business on my own terms, I could not care less what they do.

Now, try reading what I say, not what you want to read into it.

Dave - Just a Man in the Mountains.

"I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a crime, then I attack them one and all, because they enslave the minds of men."― Robert G. Ingersoll,

First you must define, who is the enemy? What makes someone an enemy? Then other questions could be answered.

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. AristotleNever discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. Plato.."A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives" Jackie Robinson

So I take it you aren't referring to a soldier in combat with the enemy, yes? Who are you saying is an enemy?

It's human, but is it right, or wrong?

Depends. In business your competition may be seen as an enemy. If you have more resources than your competition you can set a strategy that puts them out of business, doing massive harm to that family. Personally I don't see that as ethical.

I see your biases have gotten in the way again. The waste of time is in wishing ill on your enemies. I have better things to do than wish ill on my enemies.... if I had any. If someone sees me as an enemy, or considers themselves to be my enemy; that's their problem, not mine. I go about my business on my own terms, I could not care less what they do.

That's OK, this is an awkward medium - and I could have been more specific.

For 10 years I taught REBT to people ridding themselves of a chemical addiction. Part of REBT is taking responsibility for your own emotions. Wishing an ill on someone would be allowing that person, or their actions, to cause my emotions. It's not healthy to let others take control of your emotions.

Dave - Just a Man in the Mountains.

"I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a crime, then I attack them one and all, because they enslave the minds of men."― Robert G. Ingersoll,

That's OK, this is an awkward medium - and I could have been more specific.

For 10 years I taught REBT to people ridding themselves of a chemical addiction. Part of REBT is taking responsibility for your own emotions. Wishing an ill on someone would be allowing that person, or their actions, to cause my emotions. It's not healthy to let others take control of your emotions.

Excellent, I agree MM

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. AristotleNever discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. Plato.."A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives" Jackie Robinson